Ed Updegraff Cause of Death

American amateur golfer and urologist, Ed Updegraff has died. He died at the age of 100 on December 23, 2022. The cause of his death is unknown.

Updegraff had a long amateur career, winning many tournaments on a local, state and national scale including the Western Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur, Pacific Coast Amateur and US Senior Amateur.

He was a semi-finalist at the 1963 British Amateur. He played on three winning Walker Cup teams and captained the 1975 team to a win. He also finished in a tie for 4th place at the 1969 Tucson Open on the PGA Tour but failed to sign his scorecard and was disqualified.

Updegraff received the Bob Jones Award from the United States Gold Association in 1999. He was inducted into the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame in 1969 and the Iowa Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2006.